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The 52 pages that link to Seismic wave, each with the reason it gives.

• RefractionRelated: Changes in wave speed between underground layers bend seismic paths and reveal Earth's structure.

• EarthquakeBroader topic: These waves carry rupture energy outward and create ground motion.

• Seismic tomographyNarrower topic: Tomography infers underground structure from how these waves travel.

• Wave equationRelated: Seismic waves are modeled by elastic wave equations in Earth's materials.

• Seismic hazardNarrower topic: Waves transmit earthquake energy from its source toward locations where hazard is assessed.

• Seismic reflectionNarrower topic: Reflection imaging tracks seismic waves as they travel through geological materials.

• AmplitudeRelated: Seismographs use recorded wave amplitudes to assess ground motion and event size.

• Earthquake engineeringNarrower topic: Seismic waves produce the ground motions that structures must resist.

• SeismometerNarrower topic: Seismometers detect the ground motion carried by these waves.

• Moment magnitude scaleRelated: Seismograms of these waves help determine the source properties used in estimates.

• P wavesNarrower topic: P waves are one class of seismic wave.

• GeophysicsRelated: Their travel times and paths reveal underground boundaries and material properties.

• Sound speedRelated: Seismic speeds reveal properties and structure within Earth.

• Elastic-rebound theoryRelated: Rapid fault motion radiates the energy released during an earthquake as seismic waves.

• Seismic anisotropyNarrower topic: Anisotropy is inferred from how seismic waves travel through directionally structured material.

• Earthquake magnitudeNarrower topic: Instruments record wave amplitudes and periods used by several magnitude scales.

• Mohorovičić discontinuityNarrower topic: Changes in seismic-wave speed and paths are the main evidence for the Moho.

• Earth's coreRelated: Wave speeds and paths expose the core's boundaries and liquid or solid state.

• Seismic refractionNarrower topic: Refraction surveys measure the travel of these disturbances from source to receiver.

• Earthquake predictionRelated: Seismic waves reveal earthquakes after rupture begins, helping explain the boundary between prediction and warning.

• Shear modulusRelated: Shear-wave speed depends on shear modulus and material density.

• Earthquake intensityRelated: Seismic waves carry energy from an earthquake source to places where intensity is assessed.

• Beno GutenbergNarrower topic: Gutenberg inferred deep structure from how these waves traveled through the planet.

• Seismic velocityNarrower topic: Seismic velocity is the propagation speed of these waves through materials.

• Bulk modulusRelated: Bulk modulus helps determine wave speeds through compressible materials in Earth's interior.

• SeismogramNarrower topic: Its arrival and passage create the characteristic waves in a seismogram.

• Surface waveNarrower topic: Surface waves are one branch of seismic waves, distinguished by traveling along the ground.

• Earth's outer coreNarrower topic: Seismic-wave behavior provides the main evidence that the outer core is liquid.

• Rayleigh waveNarrower topic: Rayleigh waves are seismic waves whose energy travels along Earth’s surface.

• Seismic isolationRelated: Different wave types and frequencies produce different demands on isolated structures.

• Earth's inner coreNarrower topic: Their changing speeds and paths reveal the inner core’s size and physical state.

• Mantle transition zoneNarrower topic: Seismic waves reveal changes in mineral properties across the zone.

• 1985 Mexico City earthquakeNarrower topic: Waves carried the earthquake’s energy from the Pacific margin to Mexico City.

• Andrija MohorovičićNarrower topic: Changes in seismic-wave arrival times exposed the hidden boundary he identified.

• Harold JeffreysRelated: Jeffreys used seismic observations to infer Earth’s interior and assess its physical properties.

• Volcano seismologyNarrower topic: Volcano seismology interprets these waves to locate sources and infer subsurface structure.

• 2008 Sichuan earthquakeRelated: Waves radiating from the rupture transmitted destructive shaking across the region.

• Deep-focus earthquakeRelated: Seismic waves reveal earthquake locations and the structures surrounding deep foci.

• Full waveform inversionNarrower topic: These propagating disturbances carry the waveform information that inversion fits.

• Great Hanshin earthquakeNarrower topic: These waves carried the rupture’s energy into Kobe’s built-up areas.

• Internal structure of EarthRelated: Changes in wave speed and path expose internal boundaries and material properties.

• Mechanical waveBroader topic: Its paths through Earth reveal how mechanical waves behave in layered materials.

• Richter scaleRelated: The scale uses seismic-wave amplitudes as its measurement input.

• Tangshan earthquakeNarrower topic: Waves from the shallow rupture drove the destructive ground motion.

• Exploration geophysicsRelated: Seismic surveys interpret how waves travel through and reflect from underground materials.

• Lower mantleNarrower topic: Wave speeds through the lower mantle provide evidence about its structure and materials.

• MainshockNarrower topic: The mainshock's rupture radiates waves that carry its signal to seismic instruments.

• Seismic magnitude scalesNarrower topic: Magnitude methods extract measurements from these waves.

• 1556 Shaanxi earthquakeRelated: Seismic waves transmitted the rupture’s energy through densely inhabited parts of the region.

• Ambient noise seismologyNarrower topic: The method reconstructs seismic waves from persistent background motion.